Memnon of Rhodes

Memnon of Rhodes (391 BC-333 BC) was a Greek mercenary general in the service of the Persian Empire.

Biography
Memnon of Rhodes was born in 391 BC on the island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean Sea to a Greek family. Memnon was a brilliant tactician, and he was employed by the Persian Empire as a mercenary commander. In 335 BC, he was defeated at the Battle of Halicarnassus by Alexander the Great of Macedon, and in 334 BC he was defeated again at the Battle of Granicus and the Siege of Halicarnassus. Memnon died while leading an invasion of the Macedonian-held Aegean islands in support of Demosthenes' planned revolt in Athens.